Vaishnavism had become popular in India by the sixteenth century. Which of the following statements about it is NOT correct?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → Among its cults, Rama had a special appeal.
Option (1) It had become popular in many parts of western, northern and central India. — True of Vaishnavism by then. It had spread in western, northern and central India.
Option (2) It was centred on the cults of Rama and Krishna. — True of Vaishnavism by then. Its cults were those of Rama and Krishna.
Option (3) Among its cults, Rama had a special appeal. — Not true of Vaishnavism by then. It was Krishna who had a special appeal, worshipped as God and as an ideal lover.
Option (4) It was part of the Bhakti movement. — True of Vaishnavism by then. It spread as part of the Bhakti movement that swept the subcontinent.
Note: This topic was not named in the CUET 2026 syllabus, but it was part of the NCERT chapter. In 2025 and 2026, NTA also asked questions on topics in NCERT that the CUET syllabus did not name. So our mocks have questions from every part of the NCERT chapter, to give you enough practice. Read the whole chapter, not only the sub-topics named in the syllabus.
NCERT (2026-27): “Themes of Paintings – An Overview By the sixteenth century, Vaishvanism in the cults of Rama and Krishna had become popular in many parts of western, northern and central India as part of the Bhakti movement that had swept the entire Indian subcontinent. Krishna had a special appeal. He was not only worshipped as God but also as an ideal lover. The notion of ‘love’ was cherished as a religious theme, where a delightful synthesis of sensuousness and mysticism was perceived.” |